https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=82814 A director of a company cannot evade vicarious liability for the offence of dishonor of cheque u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by merely claiming to be a housewife and not involved in the company's affairs. The High Court held that while exercising jurisdiction u/s 482 CrPC to quash a complaint, it must be extremely cautious and do so only in rarest of rare cases where allegations are patently absurd and inherently improbable. The Supreme Court in S.P. Mani & Mohan Dairy v. Snehalatha Elangovan clarified that Section 141 extends criminal liability to every person in charge and responsible for the company's conduct at the time of the offence. The director, being one of only three directors, cannot claim to be unaware or uninvolved ..... en-us Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:34:25 +0530 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:34:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=82814 A director of a company cannot evade vicarious liability for the offence of dishonor of cheque u/s 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by merely claiming to be a housewife and not involved in the company's affairs. The High Court held that while exercising jurisdiction u/s 482 CrPC to quash a complaint, it must be extremely cautious and do so only in rarest of rare cases where allegations are patently absurd and inherently improbable. The Supreme Court in S.P. Mani & Mohan Dairy v. Snehalatha Elangovan clarified that Section 141 extends criminal liability to every person in charge and responsible for the company's conduct at the time of the offence. The director, being one of only three directors, cannot claim to be unaware or uninvolved ..... Highlights Indian Laws Wed, 06 Nov 2024 08:34:25 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/highlights?id=82814